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5 Qualities to Look for in a Remote Employee

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Your remote workforce will be entirely reliant on technology to perform their essential duties—and the data collected since the coronavirus shutdown supports this. She enjoys informing readers about topics spanning industries such as technology, business, finance, culture, wellness, hospitality and tourism. Tech-Savvy.

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Why Computer Vision Tracking the Flow of People Will be a Huge Market

Both Sides of the Table

That’s why today I’m so excited to finally be able to tell you about Density , a company I led a $4 million financing (2) along with Jason Calacanis (We’re teaming up on the board together!

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Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage

TechCrunch

Consumers looking to digitize their finances must heed caution before they break up with traditional banks and run into the arms of Big Tech. In an environment where data collection is necessary but contentious, the main competitive advantage for banks lies in trust and transparency.

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Got the right stuff? Exhibit and pitch at TC Sessions: Space 2020

TechCrunch

military and VCs determined to finance pioneering space startups. From Space Rock Returns to Financial Returns: An investor panel — with Chris Boshuizen (Data Collective DCVC), Mike Collett (Promus Ventures) and Tess Hatch (Bessemer Venture Partners). We’re talking folks from NASA, the U.S.

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When VCs turned to Zoom, Chicago startups were ready for their close-up

TechCrunch

Data collected by CB Insights , for example, indicates that Chicago’s ability to attract venture funds has risen to new heights in the first half of the year. Even inside the United States, there is divergence in how individual markets are performing.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

Both Sides of the Table

Until recently it was headquartered 2 blocks from our offices in Santa Monica so we literally saw it emerge under our feet and we proudly invested in the last 3 rounds of financing. Bird already has an enormous lead in data collection. Today the company officially announced its most recent round of capital ?—?having

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Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar industry

TechCrunch

Miscommunication and poor project data accounts for 48% of all rework on U.S. Lack of data transparency : Manual data collection and data entry are still common on construction sites. construction job sites, costing the industry over $31 billion annually according to FMI research.